Books like Shades of gray

Shades of gray by Carolyn Reeder reads as poignant, reflective. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Letters from Rifka

Karen Hesse · 1992

Both explore family & prejudice

79% genome match

Across Five Aprils

Irene Hunt · 1964

Both explore family & coming-of-age

83% genome match

The perilous road

William O. Steele · 1958

Both explore family & coming-of-age

72% genome match

Hate That Cat

Sharon Creech · 2008

Both explore loss

66% genome match

Kira-kira

Cynthia Kadohata · 2004

Both explore family & prejudice

80% genome match

The Cay

Theodore Taylor · 1969

Both explore prejudice & coming-of-age

78% genome match

Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster boy

Gary D. Schmidt · 1999

Both explore prejudice & coming-of-age

78% genome match

One crazy summer

Rita Williams-Garcia · 2010

Both explore family & coming-of-age

76% genome match

Under the blood-red sun

Graham Salisbury · 1994

Both explore prejudice & family

77% genome match

B for Buster

Iain Lawrence · 2004

Both explore war & loss

81% genome match

Damals war es Friedrich

Hans Peter Richter · 1963

Both explore prejudice & war

75% genome match

War Horse

Michael Morpurgo · 1982

Both explore war & loss

77% genome match